Manuel Basilio Bustamante

Manuel Basilio Bustamante (20 June 1785-11 November 1863) was President of Uruguay from 10 September 1855 to 15 February 1856, succeeding Venancio Flores and preceding Jose Maria Pla. He was a Colorado Party of Uruguay member.

Biography
Manuel Basilio Bustamante Piris was born in San Carlos, Uruguay on 20 June 1785, and he served as a city councilman in Buenos Aires for several years before serving in the House of Representatives from 1830 to 1834 and in the Senate from 1841 to 1843 and from 1854 to 1860. As President of the Senate, he served as interim President from 1855 to 1856 following Venancio Flores' overthrow in a conservative coup, and the conservatives accepted Bustamante's presidency. He left office in 1856 and died in 1863.